Games like Curse of the Crescent Isle DX
by Adam Mowery
A curse has befallen the Crescent Isle and it's up to you to save it. Luckily the curse has transformed your people into helpful monsters such as drills, blobs, icicles, and gravity flipping...things. With your monster subjects in hand you'll have to drill through rocks, maneuver through spiky terrain, freeze water to pass over the sea,...
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$12.99Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition
Mar 12 · Dumativa
Both: Platformer · Female Protagonist · Retro
The end of the world just started and everyone is gone. The machines took over and your only goal is to look for your missing sister in a retro wave atmosphere. Fight and find your way into the danger with your shield in this vibrant pixel art world.
ActionIndieAdventureDystopian PlatformerFemale ProtagonistRetroPixel Graphics2D PlatformerCyberpunk
-65%$5.24Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
Jul 10 · INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Both: Retro · Pixel Graphics · Platformer
Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability.
ActionRetroPixel Graphics2DPlatformerDifficultMetroidvaniaSingleplayerAnimeFantasy👍 1,547
-50%$4.99Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
May 24 · INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro · Platformer
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
ActionPixel GraphicsRetroPlatformer2DMetroidvaniaSide ScrollerSingleplayerGothicAdventure👍 3,825
$14.99Mago
Jun 21 · Dream Potion Games
Both: Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Retro
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
IndieAdventurePlatformerPixel Graphics2DRetroGreat SoundtrackFunnyDifficultSingleplayer👍 933
$24.99Freedom Planet 2
Sep 13 · GalaxyTrail
Both: Platformer · Female Protagonist · Pixel Graphics
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
PlatformerSide ScrollerFemale ProtagonistPixel GraphicsAction-AdventureIndieColorfulAdventureSci-fiAction👍 1,581
$19.99Celeste
Jan 25 · Maddy Makes Games Inc., Extremely OK Games, Ltd.
Both: Pixel Graphics · Platformer · Female Protagonist
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Precision PlatformerDifficultGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsIndiePlatformer2D PlatformerFemale ProtagonistSingleplayer2D👍 132,188
$9.99ElecHead
Oct 14 · NamaTakahashi, Tsuyomi
Both: Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Retro
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Puzzle PlatformerPuzzlePlatformerLinearPixel GraphicsActionRetroAdventureSingleplayerIndie👍 1,412
$19.99Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Jun 8 · Lizardcube
Both: Platformer · Retro
Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!
PlatformerAdventureActionRemakeIndieMetroidvania2DHand-drawnGreat SoundtrackRetro👍 1,982
$19.99Iconoclasts
Jan 23 · Joakim Sandberg
Both: Pixel Graphics · Female Protagonist · Platformer
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
IndiePixel GraphicsMetroidvaniaFemale ProtagonistActionAdventureStory RichPlatformer2DPuzzle Platformer👍 4,169
-60%$2.39The Sirena Expedition
Oct 26 · Giraffe Cat
Both: Platformer · Retro · Female Protagonist
The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.
HorrorPlatformerUnderwaterAtmosphericSupernatural2D PlatformerRetroLinearAdventureFemale Protagonist👍 135
$9.99A Hole New World
May 19 · MadGearGames
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro · Platformer
The city is being invaded by monsters from the Upside Down World! You, the Potion Master, must defeat evil all alone, with no tutorials or "Easy Mode" to assist you. You'll have to rely on the help of Fäy, your companion fairy, and your potions!
ActionIndiePixel GraphicsRetroDifficultPlatformerSingleplayer1980sFunnyAdventure
FreeKhimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
May 8 · Suits & Sandals
Both: Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Female Protagonist
Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!
Free to PlayPlatformerPixel GraphicsIndieAdventureFemale ProtagonistActionSingleplayer2DGreat Soundtrack
$9.99Princess Remedy 2: In A Heap of Trouble
Sep 8 · Ludosity
Both: Female Protagonist · Retro · Pixel Graphics
An enormous Boss Tower has sprung from the ground, lifting entire towns up with it. Now, the people living on the tower are starting to contract all sorts of mysterious illnesses. Princess Remedy, still in Saturnian healing school, must use her powers to heal everyone and defeat the Boss Tower!
IndieFemale ProtagonistActionRetroRPGPixel GraphicsCuteBullet HellGreat Soundtrack2D👍 352
$0.99An Imp? A Fiend!
Mar 16 · Blaze Epic
Both: Retro · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
Stuck in the Underworld without the slightest clue why, a young fiend has a bit of a mystery to solve in this action/adventure platformer. With a world to explore, a past to uncover, and quite the task to complete, players must embark on a quest filled with monsters, towns, dungeons, bosses, and various platforming challenges.
IndieActionAdventureRetroPlatformerPixel Graphics
$14.99Frogun
Aug 2 · Molegato
Both: Female Protagonist · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
Join Renata as she adventures across a world of mystical ruins with the titular FROGUN! Frogun is an old-school platformer with the soul of the PS1/N64 era, in which your frog-shaped grappling hook is a your best friend!
Cute3D PlatformerFemale ProtagonistPlatformer3DActionThird PersonCartoonyColorfulPixel Graphics👍 517
-50%$9.99Skul: The Hero Slayer
Jan 20 · SOUTHPAW GAMES
Both: Pixel Graphics · Platformer
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
IndieActionAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsRoguelike2DRogueliteSingleplayerPlatformerMetroidvania👍 50,811
$19.99Timespinner
Sep 25 · Lunar Ray Games
Both: Female Protagonist · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
MetroidvaniaFemale ProtagonistSide ScrollerLGBTQ+2D PlatformerExplorationPlatformer2DPixel GraphicsRPG👍 2,824
-85%$2.99SteamWorld Dig 2
Sep 22 · Image & Form Games
Both: Platformer · Female Protagonist
SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.
AdventureMetroidvaniaIndieActionPlatformerMining2DSteampunkFemale ProtagonistSingleplayer👍 5,702
$9.99FEZ
May 1 · Polytron Corporation
Both: Platformer · Pixel Graphics
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
PlatformerPuzzleIndiePixel GraphicsExplorationGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerAdventureCasualMystery👍 11,664
-80%$2.99Ageless
Jul 28 · One More Dream Studios
Both: Female Protagonist · Pixel Graphics · Platformer
Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.
AdventureIndieFemale ProtagonistPixel GraphicsPlatformerPuzzle PlatformerSingleplayerStory Rich2D PlatformerPrecision Platformer
Monster RPG 2
Oct 12 · Nooskewl
Both: Pixel Graphics · Female Protagonist · Retro
Monster RPG 2 is a fantasy quest that spans continents and worlds and lets you take a simple villager and develop her into a hero with the power to save her world.
RPGIndiePixel GraphicsFemale ProtagonistJRPGTurn-Based CombatRetro2DFantasySingleplayer
$19.99Infernax
Feb 14 · Berzerk Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro
Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.
MetroidvaniaActionPixel GraphicsRPGIndieAdventureRetro2DViolentDark Fantasy👍 2,129
$2.99Vox Populi Vox Dei 2
Mar 17 · Great Cogs
Both: Pixel Graphics · Platformer
Your adventure is not over yet, the real enemy has appeared. Dr. Wolf has taken your lovely girl and you won't stop until you find her. To accomplish your mission, you will pass through many difficult challenges, putting your own life at risk.
IndieActionPixel GraphicsAdventurePlatformer2DDifficultStealthSide ScrollerSequel👍 246
$14.99The Deer God
Feb 27 · Crescent Moon Games, Cinopt Studios
Both: Platformer · Pixel Graphics
The Deer God is a breathtaking 3D pixel art adventure that will challenge your religion and your platforming skills. It's a game about survival, reincarnation, and karma; all set in a breathtaking and unique 3D pixelized world. Feast your eyes on the beautiful lighting, day and night system, and vast landscapes.
IndiePlatformerPixel GraphicsAdventure2DSingleplayerAtmosphericNature👍 225
FreeCastle of no Escape 2
Dec 21 · D. E. X. Team
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro
Explore 6 x 6 x 6 = 216 rooms of randomly generated hazards and enemies while collecting the necessary artefacts. Hundreds of monsters are roaming inside, guarding the sword shards — the last known thing to be capable of defeating the demonic castle owner.
Action RoguelikeIndieActionPixel GraphicsProcedural GenerationRoguelike2DDarkDark FantasyRetro👍 343
$24.99Rain World
Mar 28 · Videocult
Both: Pixel Graphics · Platformer
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
DifficultAtmosphericSurvivalExplorationIndiePixel GraphicsPlatformer2DOpen WorldPost-apocalyptic👍 46,938
$14.99Vibrant Venture
Jul 24 · Semag Games
Both: Platformer · Pixel Graphics
Vibrant Venture is a singleplayer 2D adventure platformer game featuring a quirky cast of characters! The game features four playable characters with multiple unique abilities that can be combined for extremely versatile, fluid and fun movement!
PlatformerAdventureSide Scroller2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerDifficultActionPixel GraphicsCartoony2D👍 575
$9.99Magicite
Jun 9 · Sean Young
Both: Pixel Graphics · Platformer
Explore, craft, and survive in this Multiplayer RPG Platformer with permanent death! Featuring many Rogue-like elements, Magicite randomly generates each underground dungeon for you and your friends to delve deep into.
IndieRPGRoguelikeMultiplayerPixel Graphics2DAction RoguelikeAdventurePlatformerCrafting👍 5,800
$4.99eversion
Jun 7 · Zaratustra Productions
Both: Platformer · Pixel Graphics
The Princess of the Flower Kingdom has vanished! She was taken by the Ghulibas of the north, and it is up to brave Zee Tee to rescue her. On his quest, he - and you - will discover the hidden lands behind the peaceful kingdom, and come face to face with secrets that will set you on edge!
PlatformerIndieHorrorShort2DLovecraftianPixel GraphicsSingleplayerCuteDark👍 1,107
$7.99Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
May 24 · Andrew Morrish
Both: Platformer · Pixel Graphics
The title says it all. Take one part falling block puzzle game, combine one part old-school platformer, add a couple thousand pixels, blend and serve. Why match colored blocks when you can just shoot the hell out of them? Your goal is to survive as long as you can. From celebrated indie developer Andrew Morrish and Adult Swim Games.
IndieActionCasualPlatformerPuzzlePuzzle PlatformerDifficultGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsLocal Multiplayer👍 374
FreeMANDAGON
Aug 3 · Blind Sky Studios
Both: Pixel Graphics · Platformer
Explore Mandagon, a world inspired by Tibetan theology and philosophy. With a focus on life and death, discover what it means to make a true sacrifice . . .
Free to PlayPixel GraphicsPlatformerIndie2DAdventureAtmosphericShortRelaxingSingleplayer👍 165
$0.99Imprisoned Light
Oct 28 · imaginite Ltd
Both: Pixel Graphics · Platformer
No Time, you must save the kingdom from demons. Kill all monsters and Stop the Arch Demon! The Salvation of the kingdom lies in your hands.
RPGIndieActionAdventurePixel Graphics4 Player LocalLocal Co-Op2DMultiplayerPlatformer👍 171



